The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-05
THE WEST.

OVER one thousand persons have been
converted in Sedalia. Mo-, in revival
conducted by Major Cole. Mrs. Asa j..
Millman and her two children, under 2
years of age, residing near Burr Oak,
Mich, were found drowned in els
tern in three feet of water. Upon the
mothers body was tied n stone of
twenty-five pounds weight. The wife
of Frank Roth. Bohemian mer-
chant of Cleveland, Ohio. poisoned her
self and babe with rough on rats. Her
mind had become deranged through hear
ing read several times an accurate and
lengthy description OF how Mrs. Cabalek
OF Cleveland murdered her children and
then committed suicide. "A writer in the
st. Paul Pioneer Press says that n Chi
cago syndicate of wealthy men are report
ed 10 be getting mp an enormous pool for
the purpose of controlling tho wheat
trade of the Northwest on the next crop.
The scheme is 10 gain control of two or
three elevator lines and then freeze out the
rest.
The Hon. Albert j. Seligman, who was
kept hostage by the miners at Wickes, M.
t., for unpaid wages, was released upon
the New York firm of j. and w. Seligman
a Co., telegraphing the necessary amount
($75, OO0) to Helena TO pay of the men.
The miners not only protected the proper
ty, but treated their prisoner with the ut
most courtesy . Fourteen indictments
against persons who violated the election
laws last November were returned at st.
Louis by the United States Grand Jury.
Warrants were issued for the arrest of the
accused.
MRS. LANGTRY began three weeks
engagement at Mcvicker's Theater, Chi
cago, on Monday night. in "a Wifes Peril"
Her performance of Lady Ormond has re-
ceived high praise. The company support
ing Mrs. Langtry is thoroughly excellent
one. II includes Mr.. Charles Coghlan,
one of the finest actors England has yet
sent us. This excellent actor will be seen
as Captain Bradford in "A Wifes PERIL"
and Claude Melnotte In LADY Of Lyons"
which win be played during the second
week of the engagement. "The School for
Scandal" will probably be seen in the last
week.
Miss VAN ZASDT is, says a Chicago
paper, engaged in getting ready for pub
LEGATION history of Spies and the other
condemned anarchists. An interesting
feature in the book is an photographer
sketch by Spies. in which he blasphemous-
ly compares himself TO Christ and finds an
analogy in the crucifxion of his own con-
domination for melting the Haymarket
massacre.
AT Lcayenworth, thirty-fv masked men
broke into the Jail. took out negro raw
Usher named Richard Wood, and dragged
him TO death In tho streets by a rope at
fached 10 the saddle of masked horse
man. No effort Is likely to be made 10 ar
rest the lynchers.
Two GENTLEMEN largely interested lin
oil fields Of Pennsylvania, after prospecting
for petroleum in the vicinity of Marion,
Ind. have begun negotiations for the lease
of several hundred acres OF land. The re-
gion has already developed nm unlimited
supply of natural gas. Fred wittrock
has made statement under oath that after
Fotheringham was bound and the booty se-
cured he offered the messenger SIC, 900 il
he would give the detective a false descrip-
ton Of him. Fotheringhnm replied: swell,
III see about Il. Send the money 20 j. J.
Mnppcs. Kansas City" The money was
never sent, ~ the messenger was scared
into giving good description of the robber.